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“THE STAR” Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - PAGE 33
CAMPAIGNERS gathered in Wont-
haggi on June 20 to raise awareness for
World Refugee Week.
Members of the South Gippsland Rural Aus-
tralians for Refugees gathered in the central busi-
ness district to campaign against the continued
activity of detention centres on Manus Island and
Nauru.
“We were out and about in town to spread the
message that all refugees want is a safe place to
live,” organiser Jessica Harrison said.
“We feel it is our responsibility to take on
some of the sheer number of people who are dis-
placed across the world.”
Refugee Week kicked off with a screening
of the documentary Chasing Asylum at the Le-
ongatha Cinema on the evening of June 19. All
proceeds went towards the Asylum Seekers Re-
source Centre.
South Gippsland Rural Australians for Refu-
gees also attended a protest at the Immigration
Department in Melbourne later in the week.
The theme for Refugee Week from 2015 to
2017 is “with courage let us all combine”, tak-
en from the second verse of Advance Australia
Fair.
“There are 60 million people displaced in
countries overseas and they are not running from
their homes for the sake of it,” Ms Harrison said.
“Their homes have been blown to smithereens
and they are solely looking out for their own wel-
fare and the safety of their families.
“We feel the people of Nauru and Manus Is-
land need to be brought to Australia as an urgent
priority.”
Wonthaggi’s Mitchell House also got involved
for the good cause and hosted an afternoon of ac-
tivities, food and film with funds going to refugee
support organisations.
Rally in town: members of the South Gippsland Rural Australians for Refugees were joined
by Labor candidate for McMillan Chris Buckingham at a rally in Wonthaggi on June 20.
Refugee week recognised